( In which Wymbourne and the fellows assess what they've discovered and attempt to delve deeper )
The little Aussie suddenly hissed "Don't make it obvious mate but I think we've attracted some attention! Not sure I like the way those black fellers over there is watching us..."
"Where, old chap?"
I glanced round as Lex reiterated, somewhat testily I felt, "I said don't make it obvious mate!"
Sure enough two of the black
(In which it appears from his Journal extracts that Wymbourne and friends try to take stock of the situation, which seems rummier by the day)
"Lord Henry Carfax, Viscount Wymbourne, don'tyeknow" I proffered and "Glad to see you officer" as well.
His bellowing faltered as he surveyed the carnage and his face went from wheezing scarlet to a sickly green before settling on a distinctly unhealthy looking grey. My serious yet open demeanour and brief resumé
First, a word or two about Lord Henry Carfax, Viscount Wymbourne:
Henry Arthur Frederick Carfax. Born: May 5th, 1889, at Netherbourne Hall, Wymbourne Magna, Sussex; second son to Arthur 6th Viscount Wymbourne and Beatrice, Lady Wymbourne.
Educated Charterhouse, Oxford, Sandhurst.
Formerly Captain 7th (Duke of Connaught’s Own) Rajputs, 9th Poona Division. Siege of Kut 1915 - 16, POW - 1918 in Anatolia during which time he received much praise for his unstinting
Part Two - Journal Resumes 15th January
As the day wore on Killian my author pal and I were pretty pleased with the progress we'd made with the final touches to the book, annotating photographs and indexing material, I was saying how sure I was that Kensington would be happy with the manuscript when the telephone rang. No sooner had I taken the receiver from Ram Singh than the voice of Jackson Elias was requesting I meet him at Room 410 of the Chelsea Hotel that evening at eight
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